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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Information Security Officer - **Company:** Orcrist Technologies - **Location:** Berlin, Germany (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Identity and Access Management, Information Security Management System, AI Platforms - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5877291483 ## About the Role * Several years of experience as an ISB or in comparable responsibility for information security * Proven practice with BSI IT-Grundschutz: BSI standards 200-x and the Grundschutz-Kompendium, ideally including a completed certification procedure * Experience building or leading ISO 27001 programmes, from gap analysis to audit readiness * Solid risk management: you assess, prioritize, and communicate risk clearly to technical and non-technical audiences * Willingness to work hands-on during the build-up phase * Confident interaction with executive management, auditors, and customers * German at C1 or above, English at B2 or above, * Certifications: IT-Grundschutz-Praktiker/-Berater, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor, CISSP, CISM * Experience with security governance across multiple legal entities or jurisdictions * Experience in regulated environments: defence, government, critical infrastructure; familiarity with VS-NfD, Geheimschutz, or AQAP * Practical NIS-2 implementation experience * Experience with sales-adjacent security processes (pre-sales, customer audits) ## Description As Group ISB, you own the information security strategy, programme, and posture of the Vektor Group, from strategy to hands-on execution. You work in close operational partnership with the Director of Internal IT on technical controls and implementation. Your core mandate is ISO 27001 certification on the basis of BSI IT-Grundschutz, together with NIS-2 compliance: from gap analysis and controls implementation through audit readiness, ongoing maintenance, and the regulatory obligations arising under both frameworks. We build AI platforms for customers in the defence and government sector. Information security is a precondition for our business, not an afterthought. We are building the security organisation while the group grows. During this phase, everyone including leadership works hands-on: day-to-day operational security, direct support for the IT team, and tasks outside the boundaries of a traditional governance role. External consultants support the ramp-up. As the ISMS and the team mature, the balance shifts toward strategy and governance., * Build and operate the group-wide ISMS following BSI standards 200-1/200-2/200-3: structure analysis, protection needs assessment, modelling, risk analysis * Create and maintain the security policy framework and processes at group level; coordinate company-specific additions * Prepare and accompany ISO 27001 certification, run internal audits, work with external auditors * Implement NIS-2 obligations: reporting processes, evidence management, corrective action tracking * Manage risk across technical and organizational domains, including reporting to executive management * Steer external consultants and service providers within the running programme * Build and run the security awareness programme: training and sensitization * Own incident response planning and coordinate during incidents, together with IT, Legal, and leadership * Assess third-party and vendor risk, run security assessments for new tools and partners * Work closely with the Director of Internal IT (technical controls: access governance, endpoint security, identity) and with platform engineering (interface to product security) * Support sales and customer trust processes: security questionnaires, due diligence, customer audits * Track further regulatory requirements (EU AI Act, Cyber Resilience Act, among others) and derive required action ## Related Videos - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [This App Reached 10,000 Users in One Week. 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